Course Live Chat Session or Mini-Lesson
Answer
*Reminders: Pay attention to italics and capitalization. When listed a citation in your reference list, every line after the first should be indented in (as shown).
Reference Format and Example
Citations of personal communications such as emails (instant messages, online live chats, etc.), should not appear on an APA reference list. However, you must provide an in-text citation to these communications when used in your writing. If you are citing a recorded live chat or micro lesson, you should cite it as a video.
In-text Citation Format and Example
Your in-text citation should include the author/person who made the comment and the Month Day, Year.
Examples:
As Dr. G. Drobek noted in an online chat, "ethical decisions made in business rival the importance of financial decisions" (December 5, 2013).
As noted in an online chat, "ethical decisions made in business rival the importance of financial decisions" (Drobek, December 5, 2013).
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